Friday, April 27, 2012

New HRM and VO2 max

Yahoo! My new HRM arrived today! I am extremely excited and will be testing it out tomorrow at Spin and Boxing. My first thoughts are that of LOVE!

One feature of the RS300x that is really handy is a fitness test, which estimates your VO2 max from your resting heart rate. I decided to do the test tonight and I almost laughed when I saw the result! It said "elite".

Me? Elite fitness?

Are you sure?!

But sure enough, my VO2 Mac was 51, just within the elite fitness range for my age and gender (>49). I'm impressed! I certainly don't feel like I have fitness levels that warrant that title. In my mind I'm still quite unfit! I guess my mind needs to catch up to my body.

Meanwhile, I'll blog tomorrow about my thoughts on my new HRM. So far, so good!

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About Me

Despite loving exercise, I have always been 'too busy' or too lazy. My weight was creeping up and I was feeling really tired and sluggish. At the end of 2010, I decided to make a change!! I lost 11kg (woohoo!), however I struggled to maintain my weight and gained 4kg.

After seeing two great friends complete Round 2 (2011) of 12WBT, I decided to join in for Round 3! Instead of waiting for pre-season to finish, I am jumping into the deep end and starting my new way of life on 11 August 2011.

I am now completing my second round of 12WBT - Round 2 (2012).

* * * *Some amazing people in my life -* Awesome Best Friend (ABF) - Round 2 and 3, 2011 12WBT member who lost 6.8kg in Round 2! She is such an amazing person who always puts others ahead of herself. One thing is for sure, I can count on her to let rip when I need it!

* Other Awesome Friend (OAF) - Round 2 and 3, 2011 12WBT member. One of the sweetest and most generous people I am lucky enough to know!